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Q: My wife left me after only about 2 months being married.Will it cost anything for us to be separated?
Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

No, separation is free, but it will not result in a divorce unless you file in court, and that is not free.

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Q: Can I move 250 miles away (Benton to Louisville) before I file for divorce?

It still within the state and there is no custody order in place.

Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Yes.the other party might file in Benton, and get the custody matters moved back there, but usually first to file is the jurisdiction where the case stays, as long as you moved your residence before filing.

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Q: Does remarriage to spouse void a property from 1st divorce. can I collect it? it was never paid to me.
Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Hire a lawyer and provide proof of the earlier agreement. He will probably argue the property is your non marital property in the second marriage.

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Q: My grandmother's divorce is final but the assets have not yet been divided. What happens if she passes?
Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Her property will go to her heirs. If she had held real property in joint names with her former spouse, the answer might be different.

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Q: We are getting divorce refinance our home few years ago loan is in my husband name deed is in both can I make him sell

Want to sell house

Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

In your divorce the court will divide all marital property. The court will also restore all non-marital property to the person to whom it belongs. Title to property being in joint names does not mean it is marital. If it is marital, however, it will be divided, but the division may be by giving it... View More

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Q: If a party has a final divorce hearing, but the decree isn't signed and filed until a month later, when was it final?

Hearing was end of May, 2003. Got remarried June, 2003. Signed divorce decree received a month later. Is the new marriage valid? or can it be annulled?

Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Go back to the court that entered the decree, and ask to have the divorce decree set aside. A cheaper and easier fix would be to get married again, assuming you are still with the same spouse. A remarriage while married doesn't change your status. The divorce decree did, so you are currently... View More

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Q: How does infidelity affect the divorce ruling in KY?
Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Most courts in Kentucky do not care. Kentucky is a no fault state, and so infidelity is usually not an issue. The court can take it into consideration on the issue of Maintenance, and it is occasionally an issue in child visitation, but only in the cases where the child is directly impacted by the... View More

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Q: I was wondering I have been separated from my wife for 12 yr's .can I get a Divorce if she don't want one?
Richard J. Head
Richard J. Head
answered on Mar 1, 2014

Yes, you can get divorced even if your spouse does not want to cooperate. She can slow down the process, and make it more complicated, but she can't stop it.

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